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Lakin, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 2,316. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,292 (-1.0% change)
Males: 1,169 (50.5%), Females: 1,147 (49.5%)

Kearny County

Zip code: 67860

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.8 years
Median household income: $38,875
Median house value: $75,800

Population by Race

Races in Lakin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.2%)
  • Hispanic (25.0%)
  • Other race (14.2%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Black (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (26.9%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.5%), United States (9.0%), French (3.1%), Dutch (3.0%).

Elevation: 3001 feet

Land area: 0.9 square miles

Map of Lakin, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Lakin

  • High school or higher: 80.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lakin city

  • Never married: 21.6%
  • Now married: 62.3%
  • Separated: 0.8%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 8.3%

10.1% Foreign born (8.6% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +265 (+12.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Lakin:

  • KEARNY COUNTY HOSPITAL (500 THORPE STREET PO BOX 744)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Lakin:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lakin:

  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 38 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 66 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 92 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lakin:

  • LAKIN (about 2 miles; LAKIN, KS; Abbreviation: 36K)
  • ULYSSES (about 25 miles; ULYSSES, KS; Abbreviation: ULS)
  • SYRACUSE-HAMILTON COUNTY MUNI (about 33 miles; SYRACUSE, KS; Abbreviation: 3K3)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lakin:

  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 149 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 174 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • AMARILLO COLLEGE (about 195 miles; AMARILLO, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,876)
  • WEST TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY (about 210 miles; CANYON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,476)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN COLORADO (about 231 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 4,275)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 231 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • PUEBLO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 235 miles; PUEBLO, CO; Full-time enrollment: 2,587)

Schools

Public high school in Lakin:

  • LAKIN HIGH (Students: 231; Location: 407 N CAMPBELL; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Lakin:

  • LAKIN ELEM (Students: 301; Location: 407 N MAIN; Grades: PK – 04)
  • LAKIN MIDDLE (Students: 202; Location: 1201 W. KINGMAN; Grades: 05 – 08)

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